Goodhue, MN is a small town located in Goodhue County with an estimated population of 1,300. Despite its small size, Goodhue has a vibrant and engaged political landscape. The local government includes the mayor and four council members who are elected by the community every two years. All local elections are nonpartisan and the candidates must live within the city limits or near-by township to qualify for election. Issues that are typically debated in Goodhue include infrastructure improvements, economic development initiatives, public safety policies, and quality of life improvements for residents. As Goodhue continues to grow it is important for residents to stay informed on local politics so they can participate in making decisions that will shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Zip 55027 (Goodhue, MN) is moderately conservative.
Goodhue County, MN is somewhat conservative. In Goodhue County, MN 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Goodhue county remained strongly Republican, 56.1% to 41.2%.
Goodhue county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55027 (Goodhue, MN) is moderately conservative.
Goodhue, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
Goodhue County, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Red Wing Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Minnesota is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Goodhue, Minnesota: r r r r R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 55027 (Goodhue)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59 contributions totaling $1,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $2,080 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)